VegasPro12 has been in retail sales for about 1 month - There has not been any announcement of a companion Blu-ray DVDArchitectPro Version 6 that has anything that Version 5.2 does not already have.

If you look at the promotional materials that accompany VPro12 you will note all text indicates Version 5.2.

...But now they are touting "DVD Architect™ Pro 6" in the suite. It will be interesting to see exactly what it entails.

I hope this big increase in number means = 3D Bluray support finally!

2.0 What's New

Support for burning stereoscopic 3D video to Blu-ray Disc.
Interactive tutorials.

Is this a joke ?

Despite what you want to believe, the development of DVD Architect Pro 6 has been capped. The release today confirms that - there is really no broad announcement of enhancements. AND there is certainly NOT any hint of under the hood tweaking to correct bugs in the basic engine.
Download if you like, but it's really DVD Architect Pro 5.0b in new paint.

That's what i've expected and posted about. DVD Architect is definitely abandonned.

I've long-used SVP and DVD Architect. Over the years I couldn't escape using more Adobe products: Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects, all of which integrate wonderfully. I doubt I'll ever leave SVP because I know it and love it.

Yet even before the release of DVDA 6.0, I started to peruse tutorials on Encore, which I think I'll learn on the side for a non-paying project. I'm not sure if the grass is greener over there, but it sure isn't for want of watering heavily over here...

I think about learning Encore too ...

- Pop-up menus for Blu-Ray
- DTS HD audio master support
- 64 bit architecture

SCS hasn't done anything during two years ...

For me the s3D authoring is great - that is something that I was looking for, that was the only point that was missing for the DVDA.

Looks like it'll be Encore for me too for my next project. I was hoping that some or all of the following would be addressed, but seems they haven't.

- Blu-ray next button bug
- Title menu button bug
- Non-smart-rendering of HDV
- Subtitles "off" issue

From Thread Subject: RE: Free DVD A 6.0
Reply by: videoITguy
Date: 11/20/2012 7:57:28 AM

Overall DVD Architect Pro is a well designed advanced authoring tool except for one design choice under the hood that contributes problems in cascading fashion as Nick elaborates on in his summary post.

For a professional product of this caliber - it should not have been designed around creating an auto VTS (Video Title Set) disc parameter. In doing so this product is seriously hampered with further issues. Give the professional author the ability to create his own VTS and subtools - like more identified script values - and this product would leap upto compete with $3,000 authoring systems.

Subject: RE: Free DVD A 6.0 Reply by: Nick Hope
Date: 11/19/2012 9:05:41 PM

They also gave it a new icon. It doesn't compare to the beauty of the new Vegas Pro 12 icon, but I do like it better than the icon from v5.2.

Now I'm wondering if they'll be updating Sound Forge soon.